Sociologist and bestselling author Martha Beck sits down with Hoda and Jenna to share her tips to remain calm in the face of worry that she details in her book "Beyond Anxiety," including reframing how you think about your anxieties and her three-step technique to overcoming them. Watch the emotional moment when Hoda Kotb reunites with Christina and Dean, a couple she profiled about their journey to parenthood after trying to adopt a child for years. Christina and Dean stop by Studio 1A with their baby girl to thank Hoda! Andy Cohen talks about hosting New Year's Eve with Anderson Cooper and shares a hilarious story about Hoda Face Timing him during their live coverage. Cohen also shares his five favorite things about Hoda, including the courage she gave him to adopt children later in life. Then, he sticks around to host a game of "Hoda or Housewife?" Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager weigh in on social dilemmas viewers are facing, including someone who is wondering what to tell her fiancé who is worried that her parents' input on their wedding decisions is causing tension, even though the parents are paying for the wedding.

Hoda Kotb shares the details of how she surprised her daughter Haley for her 8th birthday, bringing Jenna Bush Hager to tears. Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager weigh in on social dilemmas viewers are facing, including someone who finds it hard to spend time with her sister's children. Chef and author Ina Garten sits down with Hoda and Jenna to talk about her new memoir, "Be Ready When Luck Happens." Garten also opens up about some of her favorite memories with Hoda and share some advice for her upcoming repotting journey. Then, they play a fun game of "Ask Ina Anything!" Ina Garten stops by the TODAY kitchen to share her recipes for two Hoda-approved dishes: A mustard roasted red snapper with broccolini and rich lemon bars for dessert. Get the recipes! In what year did the term "minivan" originate? For how many years has "Dateline" been on the air? Hoda and Jenna guess numerical answers to trivia in a special Hoda Kotb-themed edition of "Higher or Lower?"